How can I insert a bitmap (JPEG,PNG,BMP,TIFF)?

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How can I insert a bitmap (JPEG,PNG,BMP,TIFF)?

Post by andrew » Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:29 am

From a QCAD user:
How can I insert a bitmap into a QCAD drawing, for example to trace over it for vectorization?

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Re: How can I insert a bitmap (JPEG,PNG,BMP,TIFF)?

Post by andrew » Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:32 am

You can insert a JPEG/PNG/BMP/TIFF image using Draw > Insert Bitmap:
https://qcad.org/doc/qcad/latest/refere ... /doc/Image

You can use the property editor to adjust the transparency using the "Fade" property.

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